Category Archives: Politics

Roulette

A great read.

When your first impulse after yet one more mass shooting is to tell me one more time that guns are the answer, I seriously doubt that you’re responsible enough to own one. See that dead shooter over there? He thought guns were the answer too. I don’t know what he thought the problem was, but his answer is damned obvious. If you tell me the same thing he did, I don’t want you and guns together anywhere near me.

And another one here.

If gun ownership is OK, then lets make it ok, using laws. If gun owners really think that what they are doing is OK, then they should be able to do it without hiding behind an amendment that has nothing to do with Boys and their Toys or with Hunting, or even with addressing issues of crime, threats of rape, home invasion, etc. The Second Amendment does not limit restriction on guns so you can defend your home from criminals or go hunting. It is to defend your home from the British. If what you are doing with your guns is really OK, then why do you want to hide behind an atavistic centuries old out of date no longer relevant amendment?

Liberal_Gun4As someone who had Russian Roulette played against me by an teenage misfit seeking attention on the bus ride home using the gun he stole from his dad, I literally dodged a bullet. 34 Americans every day are not so lucky.

Today, on our cities streets, another 34 people will die as a result of violence committed with guns. At this rate, by the time Obama leaves the office of president, 48,000 more people will die from gunshots in America. To lose this many American soldiers, we would have to fight 10 wars with Iraq. Think about that for just one minute. It took 7 years of intense fighting in Iraq for America to lose 4488 American soldiers. But on our cities streets it only takes 132 days (less than 5 months) to kill that many people with guns. If this does not disturb you, you should be institutionalized. If you are not alarmed by this, something is very very very wrong with you.

Well said.

 

Category: Politics

Boycotting Companies That Support Gay Rights?

On the heels of the kerfuffle about Kraft releasing a gay pride Oreo ad and the ensuing call for boycotting the company on Facebook (another company known for its gay-friendly stance), Google has apparently decided it will wipe out homophobia worldwide by launching a campaign to legalize gay marriage everywhere.

So, if you are of the mindset that you feel you must boycott these companies because of their tolerance and rational thought, you might as well hang up your phone, shut down your computer, remove your clothing, and live in the woods. Here is a list of gay-friendly companies whom I bet you cannot live without. This list keeps growing.

 

Category: Cool, Politics

Boy Scouts of America are on the wrong side

Eagle Scout Challenges Boy Scouts’ Anti-Gay Policy With Petition – ABC News.

I won’t be letting my kids join the Boy Scouts until/unless they reverse their anti-gay stance. Get with the program, BSA.

Category: Politics

Millennials Want a More Equitable Society

Tow things I learned here:

1. Republicans are going to be screwed within the next 10 years.

2. “Millenials” is a thing.

Public Opinion Snapshot: Millennials Want a More Equitable Society.

Category: Politics

Election 2012

For those of you who are duped by the “Obama hasn’t done anything worthwhile” rhetoric, or even worse, the “Obama is a kenyan-muslim-communist-terrorist-socialist-marxist who wants to have sex with your daughter” B.S. that has dripped from the Fox News mouthpieces since he was elected, I give you:

http://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com/

Category: Politics

Yoda always knows what’s up

 

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